How to Draw a Cartoon Human
In this lesson you will learn how to draw a cartoon human. Follow this simple guide and get great results!
In this lesson I will show you how to draw a cartoon human. This step-by-step guide is specially designed for kids and budding artists.
I invite you to a fascinating drawing lesson in which you will learn how to draw a cartoon human. This instruction includes nine steps, each of which is visualized and supplemented with a small hint for your convenience.
Pay attention to body proportions. Humans have a large head, a relatively small torso, and short limbs. Thanks to such proportions, a person looks unrealistic, but funny.
Materials
- Pencil
- Paper
- Eraser
- Coloring supplies
Time needed: 30 minutes
How to Draw a Cartoon Human
- Draw the head.
The head is rectangular with rounded corners. At the bottom, depict the neck with short strokes.
- Add facial features.
Sketch out the eyes, nose, and mouth.
- Depict the rest of the elements of the head.
Add the eyebrows in the same shape as in the example and add the ears using semicircular lines.
- Sketch out the hair.
Use jagged lines to depict the strands of the hair at the crown and temples.
- Draw the torso.
Depict the elongated torso, while observing all proportions.
- Depict the legs.
Draw two legs below the torso, in which the feet are turned in different directions.
- Add the arms and outline of the clothes.
Depict the arms that fit snugly to the body. Draw the collar, sleeves, and bottom outline of the T-shirt.
- Correct inaccuracies.
Take the eraser and carefully remove all the extra lines in your drawing.
- Color the drawing.
Use any natural shades for coloring skin and hair. Color the clothes in bright colors.
Now you have learned how to draw a cartoon human. If you tried your best at each stage of drawing, then you should get a great drawing. At the end of the lesson, I suggest you download a PDF file in which you will find a brief instruction and additional training materials.
